Intestinal parasitic infections in homosexual men: prevalence, symptoms and factors in transmission

J S Keystone, D L Keystone, E M Proctor

PMID: 7437971 PMCID: PMC1704818

Abstract

In a controlled study67.5% of 200 homosexual men but only 16% of 100 heterosexual men were found to be infected with intestinal parasites. Entamoeba histolytica was isolated from 27% of the homosexual and 1% of the heterosexual men, and Giardia lamblia was isolated from 13% of the homosexual and 3% of the heterosexual men. The presence of symptoms could not be correlated with infection except when the infection was caused by more than one organism, including G. lamblia. Symptoms were much more common in both infected and uninfected homosexuals than in heterosexuals. Among the homosexual men recent foreign travel, living in a homosexual household and promiscuity were not correlated with intestinal parasitic infection, but cleansing of the anus before and sex was associated with a significantly lower prevalence of infection. These findings suggest that the male homosexual community may be an important reservoir of potentially pathogenic protozoa.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7437971/

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Apalachee High School: 4 dead, 9 injured after high school shooting, GBI says

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/apalachee-high-school-barrow-county-hard-lockdown

The Brief

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirms 4 dead, 9 injured in shooting at Apalachee High School.

The school is located about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta.

One person is in custody.

Grady Memorial Hospital confirmed they have received one gunshot victim.

Gov. Brian Kemp issued a statement.

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the shooting.

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. - Four people were killed, and nine others were injured in a shooting Wednesday morning at Apalachee High School in Winder, Barrow County, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The suspect is alive and in custody, GBI says.

Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith confirmed during a brief news conference that multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the school following reports of an active shooter at 10:30 a.m. The FBI and GBI are involved in the investigation.

Law enforcement is scheduled to give an update at 4 p.m. FOX 5 Atlanta will livestream the press conference.

The school was cleared by 11:30 a.m., and students were released to their families. Winder-Barrow High School was also briefly placed on lockdown as a precaution, though no threat was found.